PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE Oakland, CA-In the first study to report on the health effects of exposure to a toxic environmental chemical over three human generations, a new study has found that granddaughters whose grandmothers were exposed to the pesticide DDT have higher rates of obesity and earlier first menstrual periods. This may increase the granddaughters’...
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Twin study reveals how obesity can dull the function of mitochondria
By Nick Lavars April 12, 2021 A twin study has highlighted how obesity can drive changes to the mitochondria of fat cells, resulting in a range of adverse health effects Scientists at the University of Helsinki have used 49 pairs of identical twins to delve into the metabolic changes that can take place in fat...
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New approach for the development of a drug treatment for obesity and the resulting diseases
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER DIABETESFORSCHUNG DZD IMAGE: BEIGE ADIPOCYTES WITHIN WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE (BEIGE ADIPOCYTES STAINED WITH UCP-1 IN GREEN. LIPIDS ARE STAINED IN RED AND F-ACTIN OUTLINING CELLS ESPECIALLY BLOOD VESSELS IN GREY, DNA IST BLUE). CREDIT: RUTH KARLINA The protein Asc-1 regulates whether fat-burning beige or fat-storing white adipocytes are formed, which can have...
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Researchers discover better measure of future risk for heart disease, diabetes in youth living with obesity
Type of cholesterol produced as we consume food is a stronger predictor of health risk than the more commonly tested “bad” cholesterol, study shows. University of Alberta researchers have found a new, more effective way to measure future heart disease and diabetes risk in youth. By testing the blood for remnant cholesterol (RC), made by the body...
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Will the COVID-19 vaccine work as well in patients with obesity?
February 8, 2021 8.42am EST Author Cate VarneyClinical Physician, University of Virginia Patients with overweight or obesity issues make up more than 70% of the U.S. population. When researchers began to develop what they hoped would be an effective COVID-19 vaccine, they already knew that H1N1 influenza – a novel virus, like COVID-19 – more severely...
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‘Gamechanger’ drug for treating obesity cuts body weight by 20%
by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth (greater than or equal to 20%) of their total body weight, according to a major global study involving UCL researchers. The findings from the large-scale international trial, published today in the New...
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Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows
by University of Sheffield The brain with all the white matter tracts visible. White matter tracts are susceptible to damage in people with uncontrolled cardiovascular risks like obesity. Credit: The University of Sheffield New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease. The...
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For rising number of people, obesity is a literal headache
by Denise Mann As worldwide obesity rates continue to soar, new research shows that growing numbers of people are developing a potentially blinding type of weight-linked headache that was once considered rare. Though the study was conducted in Wales, one U.S. expert said the same surge in these headaches is likely happening in this country and elsewhere,...
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Medication shows promise for weight loss in patients with obesity, diabetes
THE OBESITY SOCIETY SILVER SPRING, Md.–A new study confirms that treatment with Bimagrumab, an antibody that blocks activin type II receptors and stimulates skeletal muscle growth, is safe and effective for treating excess adiposity and metabolic disturbances of adult patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes. “These exciting results suggest that there may be a...
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Obesity weakens heart muscle in patients with a common type of heart failure
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Two hearts, a normal on the left and one with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) on the right. The heart with HFpEF has a thicker, stiffer left ventricular wall and therefore, less room in the ventricle chamber to fill with an adequate amount of blood to be...